Kirner-Ludwig identifies selected lexemes relating to religion occurring in Anglo-Latin, Old English, and Middle English text samples ranging from about 600 to about 1500-50, applies characteristi
This volume collects works on spiritual life of the most influential religious writers of the Middle Ages. The Canons following the Rule of St Augustine at St Victor in Paris were some of the most inf
For centuries prior to the Reformation, Christian theologians identified Adam's natural relationship to humankind as the basis for its participation in his own guilt and corruption. Beginning in 1532,
The 15 papers of this beautifully produced volume were first presented at a conference called New Perspectives on the Chantilly Codex, held in September 2001 in Tours, France. Centering on the rich co
Medieval saints' lives have only recently begun to be studied for what they say about the society in which they were written rather than as examples of medieval religious belief. The four lives transl
Praxiteles is one of the most famous sculptors from ancient Greece. This study looks at both his personal background and the activities of his workshop. Chapters are devoted to placing Praxiteles in t
